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IV.5.6. Skating backwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUO4hwh0Py8

  1. Pushing another skater backwards.
  2. Pushing themselves from the wall bars and rolling 3-4 meters backwards.
  3. Rolling backwards with smaller then greater knee angles.
  4. Holding a bar, lifting one leg forward from basic position, as if they were about to jump at 40 cm from the ground.
  5. Kick scooting (body weight is placed on the bent leg, on which they roll, while the other leg pushes with all 4 wheels turned a bit inwards).
  6. Kick scooting backwards in a way that none of the wheels of the pushing leg leave the ground.
  7. Kick scooting backwards with longer and longer glides on one leg.
  8. With both legs kept on the ground, rolling backwards in a way that both legs draw a wave line. The centre of gravity is lowered when the legs are spread, and when they close in, it is lifted.
  9. With the skates held in a “V” shape, rolling backwards while spreading the legs to shoulder-width, then placing the centre of gravity over to the other leg and closing in with the first leg (taking turns with the legs).
  10. Taking small steps backwards forming a slight “V” shape with the feet turned inwards.
  11. The previous exercise, but before each push, the leg in the air should touch the toe of the supporting leg.
  12. Gliding backwards with longer and longer rolls in a way that after each push the leg is lifted and the knee touches the opposite arm.
  13. Gliding backwards with longer and longer rolls in a way that after each push the heel is lifted and it touches the opposite arm at the back.
  14. Gliding backwards with longer and longer rolls, while placing the centre of gravity on the outer blade of the skate.

Incorrect execution:

  • The centre of gravity is not placed from one leg to another, so the one-leg rolls do not happen, the skater only rolls on one leg with one leg.
  • The centre of gravity is placed too much in the front, and the skater cannot start.
  • The centre of gravity is placed too much at the back, so the skater cannot maintain their balance.
  • The legs are spread too much.